Finnbear, Are you happy with the new saw?
Have not had a spare moment to run it yet. 2 kids playing basketball, tournament season, wife just finished a season of coaching girls HS basketball, had to go work on Dad's tablesaw for him last Saturday, projects at home, etc., etc.
The saw looks great. It is brand new, was still in the sealed box, never had gas or oil in it, has the manual, a scrench, a bar cover, new chain still in the pack. Before I go to my cabin with it for a weekend in the woods, I need to round up a spare chain or two plus a spark plug and the correct files, etc. and this is where I ran into the .043 chain thing. The two dealers I managed to stop by last week don't stock it but they all stock the .050. Even the local Rural king store has Oregon 3/8"LP.050 chain in stock. I'm thinking Cam501 is right on the money since I don't want to be out in the boonies and need to find the closest dealer to pick up a chain and them not carry it. When I bought the saw I thought I liked the idea of the E-Light bar but never gave the .043 chain gauge a second thought since I've never owned a saw with LP chain of either gauge. I was looking at the Bailey's website and they have some Woodsman Pro 34LP for .20 per DL ($10/chain?) so maybe I should just buy a bunch of chains and run what I have bar-wise. At this point I'm not sure where to go with this.
Finnbear